Convener of the Save Nigeria Group, SNG, Pastor Tunde Bakare, former member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dino Melaye, and former Minister of the FCT, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, made the call on Monday at a second State of the Nation Lecture organised by SNG in Lagos.
Bakare noted that the protest must be a revolution where protesters would demand justice in religious institutions as well as from serving and retired leaders.
He said, "Revolution must begin. Democracy is preceded by revolution and then development comes. It must begin with you, it must begin with me. All general overseers including myself must go to jail and by the time we are out, Nigeria will be better. I think December is too late for it and January is too far."
He regretted that many religious leaders control millions of people without impacting on them positively. According to him, people have asked him at various times about his role in protests; and why as a pastor he cannot pray for the country and stay out of the political arena.
Bakare added that he could not be quiet and watch the nation taken over by "godless and evil traducers, who, if allowed to continue to carry out their monkeyshines would not only destroy the country’s political fabric, but also obliterate her soul.”
Also, Melaye urged the citizens to wake up and ensure that the country occupied her rightful place. "Refuse to listen to those criticising you. They are commercialised characters who have monetised their calling," he said.
El-Rufai said the elite’s belief that they could use money to buy themselves comfort in a nation with myriad of problems would not work. He called on the people to demand justice and ask salient questions from the leaders.
An Associate Professor of Literature and African Studies, Pius Adesanmi, on the occasion, also spoke on ‘Reparations: What Nigeria owes the Tortoise’.
most nigerians are poor and cant sustain a long strike on empty stomach. thats y those in govt are taking us for granted.
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THOSE WHO AGITATES FOR PROTEST SHOULD COME OUT WITH THEIR WIVES AND CHILDREN AND TAKE THE LEAD. NOT PUTTING THE INNOCENT LIFE AT RISK, IN THE END THEY WILL GO BEHIND TO SETTLE WITH THOSE YOU'RE PROTESTING AGAINST.
ReplyDeleteDino should go and put his house in order first before calling his kettle should be calling a pot black.
ReplyDeleteWe really appreciate your individual efforts for waking up the spirit of nigerian youths,i want us to understand that had it been CPC was the ruling party Tunde Bakare would never thought of making provision of job opportunities for the youths, when El-Rufai was FCT Minister how many youths from his community did he fix up. As for Meleye let him go back home and learn how to care for his family as a good father. Nigerians are not fools,no idoit can just come up thinking he could poison minds of people.
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